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Foreign Ambassadors Read Poems to Honor Greece’s Bicentennial

The ambassadors of nine friendly nations read poems related to Greece's War of Independence.

Exploring Greece’s Oldest Cave on the Island of Antiparos

Antiparos is a small Greek island in the southern Aegean, in the central Cyclades, and it is home to the oldest cave in Europe

NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Accused of Being “Erdogan’s Ambassador”

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was accused by Greece's opposition on Tuesday of acting like "Erdogan's Ambassador" to the Alliance. PASOK-Movement for Change leader Nikos Androulakis criticized Stoltenberg for his statements on Turkey's provocations against Greece and the objections he...

US Ambassador Expects Significant American Investment in Greece

"The stage is set for a fantastically productive 2020, and many exciting opportunities lie ahead," U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said late on Thursday addressing the American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce. The U.S. Ambassador expressed confidence that there will...

Turkey Claims Greece's Expulsion of Libyan Ambassador is "Sign of Weakness"

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar described Greece's decision to expel the Libyan Ambassador over the new maritime boundary deal between Ankara and Tripoli as a demonstration of the nation's weakness. "We regard it as a sign of weakness," Akar said...

US Ambassador Says Opportunities for Investment in Greece Have Never Been Better

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt stressed the US government's intention to do everything in its power to support economic growth in Greece during a press conference on Tuesday. In remarks made just ahead of the opening of the Thessaloniki...

Greece Summons Turkish Ambassador To Protest Migrant Arrivals on Lesvos

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendas summoned the Turkish Ambassador to Greece, Burak Özügergin, on Friday to protest the huge numbers of migrants who arrived from Turkish shores to Greece's Lesvos Island on Thursday. According to Greek media reports, Dendias expressed Greece's...

US Ambassador, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Meet to Strengthen Ties

US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Expatriate Greeks Antonis Diamataris met on Tuesday to discuss the strategic importance of Greek-US relations. The two men discussed the strong ties between the two nations and issues...

US Ambassador Pyatt Speaks of "Gift of Athenian Democracy" on 4th of July Ceremony

United States Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, toasted "the 243rd anniversary of the United States of America, the foundational values we share, and the gift of Athenian democracy" during the Independence Day celebration at the embassy in Athens on...

Russian Ambassador to Greece Claims ''Prespa Agreement Destabilizes Balkans''

Andrey Maslov, the Russian Ambassador to Greece, claimed in an interview on Wednesday that the Prespa Agreement destabilizes the Balkans. Speaking with Greece's ERT1 channel of the public broadcasting network, the Ambassador declared that North Macedonia had been pushed into...

US Ambassador Reaffirms Support For Prespa Agreement

The Greek alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Katrougalos, met with American Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt in Athens on Tuesday morning to discuss the state of current affairs between the two countries. The two officials met in the Greek...

U.S. Ambassador on the Bear Trail Promotes Beautiful Greek Mountains (video)

U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt,  has been visiting the alpine area of Epirus in north-western Greece highlighting the unexpected beauty of the mountains and the opportunities for skiing. Last week, the American diplomat visited Greece's "bear country" near the...

Turkish FM Urgently Summons Greek Ambassador

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has urgently summoned the Greek Ambassador to Ankara. As reported by Turkey's Anadolu news agency, this summons came after remarks made by outgoing Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias regarding an expansion of Greece's territorial waters...

Greece Is a Crucial Energy Partner for the US, According to American Ambassador Pyatt

Speaking at the Southeast Europe Energy Forum that is held at Thessaloniki's 83rd International Fair, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Greece, Mr Geoffrey Pyatt, expressed his belief that Greece's role as a meeting point for many...

Russia 'Summoned Greek Ambassador' in Diplomacy Row

Greek media are reporting that Athens' ambassador to Russia has been summoned by the foreign ministry there. According to a report in Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Andreas Fryganas was called in following Athens' robust response to comments by Russian Foreign Ministry...